Rankings

The Official Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) World Rankings are calculated on each nation’s performance over the current season and the four preceding seasons. Points are awarded to each team for each match based on:

The result of the match i.e. win, lose or draw

The margin of victory (or defeat)

The relative strength of opposition faced

The date of the match – more recent matches are weighted more heavily

The importance of the match e.g. a World Cup match is given greater weighting than a standalone international.

The points are then used to create the Official World Rankings by ordering the teams by virtue of the points gained over the five season period.

Only matches played at senior level between two approved members are considered as part of the rankings.

The World Rankings are automatically updated on the first day of every month. If that falls in the middle of an international series, the update will occur immediately following the series.

Current World Rankings

Rank (previous position)

Nation

Points

1 (2)

New Zealand

949.00

2 (1)

Australia

941.00

3 (3)

England

485.00

4 (4)

Samoa

320.00

5 (5)

France

215.00

6 (6)

Fiji

196.00

7 (7)

Ireland

154.00

8 (8)

Scotland

123.00

9 (9)

Wales

122.00

10 (10)

USA

118.00

11 (11)

PNG

113.00

12 (12)

Italy

79.00

13 (14)

Canada

49.00

14 (13)

Serbia

47.00

15 (16)

Tonga

47.00

16 (15)

Russia

45.00

17 (17)

Cook Islands

31.00

18 (21)

Belgium

30.00

19 (18)

Germany

24.00

20 (23)

Lebanon

24.00

21 (19)

Norway

22.00

22 (20)

Ukraine

21.00

23 (24)

Malta

20.00

24 (22)

Greece

19.00

25 (25)

Netherlands

15.00

26 (28)

Spain

14.00

27 (26)

Denmark

13.00

28 (31)

South Africa

12.00

29 (27)

Jamaica

11.00

30 (29)

Czech Republic

9.00

31 (30)

Sweden

7.00

32 (new)

Niue

4.00

33 (32)

Hungary

2.00

34 (33)

Latvia

2.00

35 (new)

Philippines

2.00

36 (34)

Morocco

0.00

Unranked - Alphabetical Order

unranked

India

-

unranked

Indonesia

-

unranked

Japan

-

unranked

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

-

unranked

Pakistan

-

unranked

Singapore

-

Video

Serbia snatch last gasp win over Russia

Have a look at the last try scored by Serbia in their recent win over Russia.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SbI8s9dvGs